Blood-platelet shortages may become a thing of the past, according to scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. The researchers have designed an industrial-strength bone marrow bioreactor that can generate human platelets in ...
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The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has agreed to resolve hazardous waste violations identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The violations stem from the improper management of highway paint in ...
Historically there has been a lot of hype around this topic, but there is a heightened awareness in recent years, which has drawn more attention to this subject now more than ever. This is mostly due to on-shoring by major manufacturers, ...
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Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, is sponsoring First State Robotics of Delaware and the Miracles of Engineering (MOE) First Tech Challenge team. Axalta awarded a scholarship to robotics team ...
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Dutch researchers are investigating a new method to produce synthetic meat without having to slaughter animals to cater to the demand for meat. In a paper published in Trends in Biotechnology's June issue, the researchers, Cor van der ...
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The Outdoor Furniture Manufacturing industry has suffered over the past five years due to lackluster recovery and high import competition, and smaller enterprises in the United States will struggle over the next five years, as they lack the ...
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Stem cells could be future source for 'eco-friendly' meat, a study has found The scientific progress that has made it possible to dream of a future in which faulty organs could be regrown from stem cells also holds potential as an ethical ...
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The weather's taken a major turn for the better since the slow, cool, wet start to the planting and growing season earlier this spring. But, there are still pockets -- like parts of Indiana -- where the weather's not been consistently ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Soybean Planting
The weather's taken a major turn for the better since the slow, cool, wet start to the planting and growing season earlier this spring. But, there are still pockets -- like parts of Indiana -- where the weather's not been consistently ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Soybean Planting
Indications or offer levels for Angolan crude oil cargoes loading in July show a mixed picture compared with June, traders said Tuesday. Most offer or indications levels for Angolan crudes loading in July were either stable or higher ...
Despite a recent recovery in London Metal Exchange copper prices, market analysts were still bearish this week on the metal's price for the rest of this year, based on factors such as a surge in supply and a weak Chinese construction ...
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Moody's has changed its outlook for the global shipping industry to stable from negative on April 30. This outlook reflects Moody's expectations for the fundamental business conditions in the industry over the next 12 to 18 months. ...
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In a development that sounds as if it was lifted from the storyline of a vampire melodrama, a British research consortium has announced that it is well on its way to producing human blood on a scale that makes transfusions into real people ...
IBM Research's Thomas J. Watson Research Center and Northwestern University have developed a technique to grow hexagonal- and cubic-phase gallium nitride (h-/c-GaN) on standard (100) silicon (Si) [Can Bayram et al, Adv. Funct. Mater., ...
Firm says it is the perfect introduction to cycling for two to six year olds. LIKEaBIKE has expanded its flagship Jumper balance bike line - introducing a rose pink version. The Jumper sets the benchmark for balance bikes, says the firm ...
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